Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S. soccer coach Steve Sampson said Tuesday he dropped John Harkes from the team two months before the 1998 World Cup because the American captain was having an affair with the wife of teammate Eric Wynalda. Harkes also worked for ESPN’s 2006 World Cup coverage and replaced Wynalda as a lead analyst for ESPN two years ago. Now working for different networks, both are preparing for this year’s World Cup. Wynalda also is writing a book. “I’ve suffered quite a bit through this whole process. My healing is over, so I’m OK to talk about it,” Wynalda said. The Associated Press